The best of arrive & drive karting in the Midlands & beyond! A network of indoor karting venues offering exhilarating & fast go karting for all ages
- it's as simple as that. Choose between 30 or a 60-minutes of drive time & pop it in your basket to buy online. The voucher is valid for all venues currently in the listing so you just pick the place you want to go to when you book. The aim here is to make karting as accessible & easy to organise as possible. All you need to do is arrive in flat-soled shoes & comfy clothes & prepare to drive in your race suit & helmet provided by the centre. These arrive & drive sessions are open to all ages from young karters aged 8 to seasoned karters who have been driving longer than they'd care to divulge. It's bound to get pretty competitive out there as it inevitably does with karting! Try & clock the fastest lap time compete to be the first into that sweeping bend find the racing line to fly through that chicane
- there's plenty to keep you amused on the track. All circuits vary in size & layout. You might be hurtling along a multi-level track negotiating the tightest corners or attempting to break the speed record on a nice long straight. Many of the venues are long-established kart tracks & all have brilliant staff who make it run like clockwork. It's worth noting that you will get a total of 30 or 60-minutes of actual driving time (depending on the voucher you've bought) & that will be broken down into chunks. It might be two x 15-minute sessions three x 10-minute ride outs or four x 7.5-minute blasts according to where you go. In all cases you've got plenty of time to perfect your karting technique! Whether you fancy getting a group of mates together you have a karting-mad teen hassling you to organise a party for the school mates or you just want to get some drive time in these arrive & drive karting vouchers are great value for your money & flexible too. Check out the locations list & find a Midlands arrive & drive kart centre near you!

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Keep on trucking' on this articulated lorry experience! If you've ever wanted to drive an arctic lorry this is the experience for you. What's more this activity has a Gallic flavour as the arctic you'll be driving is a Renault Magnum! Scania & Daf might be the the 'big name' brands in the arctic world but when the Magnum first came out in 1990 it changed the rulebook on lorries & was immediately awarded 'truck of the year'. The first thing that leaps out at you in its froggy style is the height. This tractor head is so high there are three steps to climb before you can get anywhere close to clambering in the cabin. Word has it that the sign of a good trucker is one who can get back into this cab with a coffee in one hand & not spill a drop! So once you've scaled the heights plonk yourself down in the driver's seat. It's like sitting at mission control. The dashboard's console wraps around you & you've go overhead CB radio & sound systems as well as overhead lockers for convenient storage. There's even a fridge as standard. Nice. However you won't be going continental on this arctic lorry experience it's all about negotiating the specially coned out lorry track. As you can imagine being so high up gives you a great panoramic view of the route ahead but when it comes to seeing what's behind you that's a whole different kettle of poisson. What's more your truck driving experience will be towing a whopping 55ft long car trailer. Go on take a look in your huge side mirrors & you'll see it. Now try & reverse around that corner! Driving an arctic lorry is nothing like your usual hatchback that's for sure. With an expert arctic driver at your side (well about a metre away as the cab is so wide!) you will take on this unique lorry-sized course. We have different arctic driving venues for you to choose from so you can take you pick from Lincolnshire Essex South Wales or York. Each articulated lorry experience gives you 15 minutes at the wheel of the Magnum. As these sessions are run as small groups if there are other arctic fans on the activity with you you can sit on the bench-style crew seat behind the driver to witness the arctic driving as a passenger when you're not in the hot seat yourself. ...

Learn Artisan Bread Making on these one day courses in Bakewell! & yes (no pun intended) you will learn how to bake-very-well in Bakewell on our full day bread courses hosted by Andrew Auld master baker of Loaf in Crich. The courses take place at the School of Food's professional kitchens in this delightfully converted former mill in the heart of this Derbyshire town. As you can imagine there's no sign of a sliced white here as your baker host is passionate about using traditional bread baking techniques & prefers using either baker's yeast or natural leavens to produce their tasty range of artisan breads. You have the choice of four different courses that all revolve around h&-making bread. You can add a gallic flavour to your baking as you tackle croissants baguettes & brioches on the French bread & Viennoiserie day or perhaps you'd like to have a go at the tricky thing that is sourdough? This course will see you mixing up wild yeast sourdoughs & 100% rye ones too. There is also the classic artisan bread making workshop that show you how to perfect that crust on your traditional white or brown loaves gets you kneading your wet dough for a foccacia & coming up with a sweet dough to turn into something scrummy like Chelsea buns or iced fingers. Yum. Last but not least is the speciality bread session that is a wonderful melange of bread baking styles with everything from foccacias & pain au chocolat to rye breads on the menu. As well as learning about each different bread type on your course you'll also explore ingredients & mixing practice the art of kneading then be shown how to shape the dough ready to be baked. This is all done by hand which is an essential part of the artisanal process as is the finishing touch of slashing or sprinkling your bread with seeds or flour to give it that inviting h&-crafted look. Lunch is included on these artisan bread making days & all courses provide everything you need to roll up your sleeves & get stuck in. As an artisan bakery teacher Andrew likes nothing more than producing a nice crusty baguette or tinned loaf but also loves soughdoughs so you'll have a variety of breads to try out with up to three being made throughout the course of the day
- all of which you can take home with you.
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It's a mix of alchemy & artisan on this fabulous Cheese Making Course! You will spend a whole day in the depths of the Peak District learning how to make cheese with expert tuition from Chris Ashby
- & what she doesn't know about cheese & how to make it isn't worth knowing! Turning whole milk into tasty soft cheese isn't as complicated as it might sound but the key to the entire process is very precise temperatures. You will be shown what happens when you heat milk to create the curds & whey how you use the curds to make delicious cheeses that are soft & creamy & learn the theories of making hard cheeses too. Whether you've always fancied making your own handcrafted cheese or just love the taste of a good Brie this course is ideal for you. The morning of the course will be centred on making a Camembert-style soft cheese & this is when you'll discover all about rennet & how it's used in the cheese making process. You'll have a break for lunch (and yes cheese is on the menu as it doubles up as a tutored cheese tasting workshop!) before an afternoon session where you will make a wonderfully squidgy mozzarella cheese & a fragrant lemon cheese. What we love about this course is that it is that you will be fully taking part so it is you who will be making the artisanal cheese to take home with you. Imagine serving up a delicious mozzarella & tomato salad a wedge of lemon cheese served with a nice glass of rose wine or a slice of your soft cheese on a crisp cracker…and all homemade. This cheese making course runs from 09:30 until 16:30 at the Bakewell workshop so there's plenty of time for you to separate those curds from the whey get straining & then press the mixture into the cheese moulds. You'll learn loads of quirky & fabulous cheesy facts (we love it when you make stringy cheese!) & you leave with the three cheeses you made. You'll even discover age IS important when you're a cheese! Brilliant fun.
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Aston Martins that any secret agent would love to drive - nationwide venues ...

The Aston Martin DB11. This is a car that has presence. It is indeed a thing of beauty & it's the car that is taking Aston Martin into its second century of luxury sport motor cars. Here's your chance to drive an Aston DB11 around a high speed track & get a feel for what superlative GT motoring is all about. The DB11 marks a completely new departure for Aston. Gone is the V8 & in is a twin-turbo 5.2l V12 engine the interior has had a complete overhaul compared to it's predecessor the DB9 & the exterior? Well take one look & you'll see the DB11 is a very different Aston. It has more of a European flair to it with edgier lines air strakes everywhere & a very distinctive new rear end. This car is most definitely a GT. Yes there are two rear seats but realistically you won't ever find humans in them it's the place where you fling your overnight bag as you head off for a weekend in the South of France. Same with the boot you won't get much more than a set of golf clubs i... ...

At last! Your chance to drive an Aston Martin DB5! This unique tribute to Mr James Bond's most famous Aston has been built on a modern chassis with all the style & refinement of the original DB5. It looks truly sensational & we're very excited to offer this thrilling Aston Martin DB5 experience. This is a masterpiece of a car. Aston Martin was persuaded to let James Bond producers use their prototype DB5 in Goldfinger & that was the start of the beautiful relationship between our favourite MI6 spy & the elite car marque. James's DB5 was equipped with a fine array of gadgets from revolving number plates & machine guns to onboard tyre slashers. Perfect for keeping baddies like Blofeld at bay. Dubbed 'the most famous car in the world' the DB5 went on to also star in Thunderball & Golden Eye. & to mark the 50th anniversary of James Bond films the gorgeous DB5 made an appearance in Skyfall with Daniel Craig's James Bond now at the wheel of the pristine DB5. The iconic ca... ...

Drive the fantastic DB9. Locations all over the UK near you available. ...

Take to the tarmac in a sleek suave Aston Martin DBS
- the luxury sports car which happens to be the current company

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Get revved up with this special Aston Martin drive mission! The V8 Vantage is so good even 007 is back behind the wheel of this great British supercar
- so why not take one for a spin yourself around the tarmac circuits at your choice of circuits? The Vantage is frequently described as like sitting in a five-star hotel that is capable of reaching almost 200mph. The luxury & power of this gleaming V8 model is unrivalled & the sheer driveability of this car has to be experienced to be believed. Don't worry though a 'licence to kill' isn't required for this particular drive in an Aston Martin
- a normal DVLA one will suffice. Your driving package

Includes:: a welcome introduction & briefing in the car. You'll then have time to enjoy driving the V8 Vantage for several laps of the tarmac circuit teasing the best out of this elegant sophisticated sports car. With straights sweeping curves & tight corners you'll need every ounce of nerve & ability to guide the Aston Martin Gr&...



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